Hurricane Helene triggered more than 2,000 landslides, hazardous spills, and infrastructure failures in North Carolina. Experts warn climate change is making storms wetter, increasing landslide risks and disaster response challenges.
North Carolina is experiencing climate change: warmer temperatures (especially at night), more frequent extreme rainfall and a rise in sea level, scientists have found. Farmers and gardeners must change their methods of growing plants,
NC’s biggest utility is among 10 companies that have written to Trump’s new EPA administrator, Lee Zeldin, asking for relief from a key Biden emissions rule, as well as coal ash disposal requirements.
2024 had slightly above average rainfall, but the climate office reports that is largely due to a few major rain events rather than steady rain throughout the year.
Douglas McIntyre, Editor-in-Chief at Climate Crisis 24/7, discusses how climate change is causing roads to crumble worldwide due to flooding and erosion. Recent storm-related damage in California and North Carolina highlights the growing need for major infrastructure repairs,
The investigation into the deadly crash near Washington, D.C. is ongoing. Former Army Black Hawk pilot and senior director for the FDD's Center on Military & Political Power Bradley Bowman joins Katy Tur to share his expertise and insight on the route taken by the helicopter.
Climate issues are taking center stage in North Carolina after Hurricane Helene wreaked catastrophic damage in western North Carolina at the end of last September.
With climate change creating more environmental challenges and unpredictable weather events, some are looking for answers outside the traditional box.
It blew down an estimated 187,000 acres of forests in Western North Carolina. In 2022, the Biden administration issued an executive order to protect old-growth forests on public land from the effects of climate change. The Forest Service then got to work ...
How do warming arctic temperatures and a wavier jet stream combine to create snowfall across South Carolina? It's complicated.
North Carolina’s temperatures have increased over the past 120 years, endangering campus wildlife. Different individuals and groups work to promote sustainability and the environment on campus.
The North Carolina Department of Insurance announced the new rates last Friday. The insurance industry says inflation and climate change are driving up costs.